On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in DUI / DWI on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Nevada is currently debating how medical marijuana patients will be treated behind the wheel. Since medical marijuana patients would be driving with marijuana in their blood system, some lawmakers have questioned if they could face DUI charges.
To address the legal consequences medical marijuana patients could potentially face when driving, some Nevada lawmakers have proposed a bill that make it harder for prosecutors to prove that patients arrested for DUI were actually impaired behind the wheel.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Nevada continues to investigate mortgage fraud throughout the state. Most recently, three people from Nevada are facing felony charges for their involvement in a mortgage lending scam.
Three people from Nevada have been indicted for 15 counts of mortgage fraud. Investigators started looking into the alleged scam after several homeowners reported that they were being asked to pay upfront fees.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Nevada has the highest rate of domestic violence, including the highest number of murders related to domestic violence incidences, according to a national report. Non-profit organizations and law enforcement agencies were not happy with the finding that the state continues to have the highest number of fatal domestic violence incidences, and many are demanding that action is taken to reduce domestic abuse in Nevada.
The high rate of domestic violence in the state has led to the Attorney General announcing recommendations to prevent future domestic violence deaths and injuries. Law enforcement agencies are looking at how they can improve the way they treat domestic violence offenses, including possible changes to restraining orders and training to 911 operators.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Drunk Driving on Friday, April 26, 2013
A recent Supreme Court ruling could impact drunk driving arrests in Nevada. The Supreme Court ruled that police must try to have a search warrant before they can order a blood test on an individual suspected of drunk driving. The Supreme Court ruling came after a driver in Missouri objected to police forcing him to have his blood tested without first having a search warrant.
Police officers in Nevada depend on breath and blood tests to see what a person's blood alcohol content is. Currently, police do not usually obtain a search warrant and many DUI suspects consent to having their breath or blood tested. After the Supreme Court ruling, the way police test DUI suspects may change.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Juvenile Crimes on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Nevada lawmakers are trying to crack down on bullying among schoolchildren and teens by proposing a bill that would target the most common form of bullying these days: cyberbullying. The lawmakers proposed the bill to try and reduce bullying among children as well as have a law that would define and create punishments for cyberbullying.
The proposed bill would require that juveniles guilty of their first cyberbullying offense to be supervised by the state juvenile court system. Under the bill, the juveniles would not be detained by the court, just supervised for future behavioral issues or offenses. A second offense would then require the juvenile to be placed in custody and possibly sent to a juvenile detention center.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, April 12, 2013
Nevada lawmakers are trying to crackdown on sex trafficking, which is why they have proposed a bill that would increase the penalties as well as specifically define what sex trafficking is under Nevada law.
The proposed bill defines sex trafficking, increases the penalties for individuals convicted of sex trafficking and gives victims and law enforcement officials more tools to investigate and charge individuals with sex trafficking crimes. The bill would also allow customers of sex trafficking operations to be charged in the same criminal class as those committing sex trafficking crimes in certain cases.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, April 4, 2013
Drug-sniffing dogs are often used by police to obtain a search warrant to search a suspect's home. This will soon change after the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for police to use drug-sniffing dogs without first obtaining a warrant.
The Supreme Court ruling will have an impact on drug charges and cases in Nevada and throughout the country as police will now be limited in when they can use drug-sniffing dogs to search for illegal drugs and other illegal activities.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Criminal Defense on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A woman who has been convicted of several theft crimes has been sentenced to serve five to 15 years in prison after being labeled as a habitual criminal in the state of Nevada. The state said that the woman already has 10 felony convictions and has committed crimes over the last 25 years.
The woman was investigated by the Northern Nevada Repeat Offender Program and was ruled a habitual criminal after being convicted of five prior felonies in the state. The habitual criminal label and prison sentence was a result of the woman being arrested and pleading guilty to grand larceny charges last year.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, March 22, 2013
Crimes committed against someone because of their gender need harsher penalties, at least according to some Nevada lawmakers. That is why they proposed a bill to increase the penalties for transgender crimes.
The bill would increase the penalties against people who commit crimes against someone because of their gender identity, expression or appearance. The bill would also add "gender identity or expression" to the state's hate crime statue. People convicted of hate crimes in Nevada may face up to 20 years in prison in addition to the penalties for the actual crime committed.
On behalf of Mace J. Yampolsky & Associates posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Should people arrested for a felony in Nevada be required to submit to DNA sample? Some lawmakers in Nevada believe so and they have proposed a bill that would require DNA testing for all suspects arrested for felony offenses.
The proposed law named "Brianna's Law," was previously proposed in 2011 but was never passed. The bill would mandate that anyone arrested for a felony in Nevada would have to submit a DNA sample that would be sent to a state DNA database to be tested.
